In order to allow the RLS to produce nice smooth color transition and avoid false triggers we added a calibration
function. When the RLS is first powered on (or awoken from sleep mode) the calibration function is run. At any
time if you see random LEDs lighting up, (even when your hands are not near the RLS) simply press the "reset"
button and the RLS will re-calibrate.
When recalibrating, do not stand too close to The Rainbow Light Show or put a hand over any of the sensors.
The best way is to place you left index finger to the left of the left stand and use your right index finger to press
the reset button on the lower right hand side of the RLS.
After 30 seconds of inactivity, The Rainbow Light Show will go to sleep. To wake it up, simply press the reset
button in the same way you would to recalibrate it.
Quick Start:
The Rainbow Light Show • How it works
What is the RLS?
The RLS is based on our SPLixel LED driver, that is, a microprocessor that is specially programmed to light up addressable RGB
(Red, Blue and Green) LEDs.
We modified the SPLixel programming for the RLS to read three sensors and use those readings to produce an intensity of red,
green and blue light on a LED. Using a shifting algorithm, the colors displayed from the first LED are shifted to the second and then
to the third and so on, all the way up to 64 LEDs.